Reference

Word REFERENCE
Character 9
Hyphenation ref er ence
Pronunciations /ˈɹɛf.(ə)ɹəns/

Definitions and meanings of "Reference"

What do we mean by reference?

The act of referring to something. noun

Significance for a specified matter; relation or relationship. noun

Meaning or denotation. noun

A mention of an occurrence or situation. noun

A note in a publication referring the reader to another passage or source. noun

The passage or source so referred to. noun

A work frequently used as a source. noun

A mark or footnote used to direct a reader elsewhere for additional information. noun

Submission of a case to a referee. noun

Legal proceedings conducted before or by a referee. noun

A person who is in a position to recommend another or to vouch for his or her fitness, as for a job. noun

A statement about a person's qualifications, character, and dependability. noun

To supply references to. transitive verb

To mention in a reference; refer to. transitive verb

(in/with) In connection with; in relation to. idiom

The act of referring. noun

A relationship or relation (to something).

A measurement one can compare to.

Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted.

A person who provides this information; a referee.

A reference work.

That which serves as a reference work.

The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.

A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.

(academic writing) A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.

(academic writing) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.

An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.

(character entity) A special sequence used to represent complex characters in markup languages, such as ™ for the ™ symbol.

Appeal.

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The word "reference" in example sentences

As for the title reference, I know it's not Team America, but I can't remember who said it next. ❋ Janice Hardy (2010)

Perhaps the rain reference is just a California thing. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Darwin reference is a bit daunting, considering what we do here -- no? ❋ Unknown (2005)

PS: for those of you who didn't get the title reference, it's take from a song sung by The Mighty Boosh. ❋ Laura Anderson (2006)

***If you do not get the title reference, please read this. ❋ Unknown (2006)

* You're on your own for the title reference this time. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Some by the four chariots understand the four monarchies; and then they read (v. 5), These are the four winds of the heavens, and suppose that therein reference is had to Dan.vii. 2, where Daniel saw, in vision, the four winds of the heavens striving upon the great sea, representing the four monarchies. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Here's the funny part-and the title reference-Matt also has a blown out thumb on his mittens. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The dancing rabbits reference is shorthand for the vast array of devices we have in the Wi-Fi junk band that's supposedly unusable spectrum in the eyes of cell carriers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Despite the title reference, Flo Rida isn't struggling to compete with a debut that spawned hits like 'Low' and 'Elevator'. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So, the Ninja reference is my segue into something I actually managed to make! ❋ Sarah (2009)

Audiophiles call it reference material, and I can't argue with that. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But the reference is actually to another sort of father figure: a dead and almost-forgotten writer called E. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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